If you want to know what to buy a New Yorker, our NYC gifts for the holidays are a good place to start. Of course, the ultimate gift would be an in-unit washing machine and dryer, but you don’t have the cash for that (and there’s no way your buddy’s apartment has the space). Sure, an envelope comprising a fat check for them to blow at either one of the best restaurants in town or on a pair of tickets to see Fleetwood Mac would suffice. But our NYC-themed suggestions are a bit more creative than that. Anyway, here’s our NYC shopping list including items that show off some of the best New York attractions.

NYC gifts for the holidays

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Takeout Candle

Of all the New York smells—urine, garbage juice—our favorite is Julianne Moore. (We’re no longer allowed within 500 feet of the star, alas.) Our second-favorite fragrance is Chinese takeout. Have you ever ridden in an elevator with a delivery guy who, sadly, was not headed to your apartment?

NYC MetroCard Charm

“Can I get a swipe?” sounded less thirsty before dating apps. The person on your list can rep the city hard with this charm in sterling silver ($68) or 14k gold vermeil ($98), with a Simone de Beauvoir quote (“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless”) on the back.

LEGO Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum

LEGO offers kits for soaring NYC skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty, but in-the-know New Yorkers stan Frank Lloyd Wright. If you get this, please invite us over on the next snow day so we can help you re-create the modernist masterpiece, brick by (plastic) brick.

Library Lion Bookends

Did you know that the New York Public Library lions—you know, the ones who kindly watch over Bryant Park—are nicknamed Patience and Fortitude? Of course you do, because you read books; if you didn’t, you wouldn’t be reading this blurb about bookends. So grab some lions to guard you or a pal’s home library, you awesome nerds.

Small City Supply custom felt pennant

More great gift ideas

New York Lottery Scratch-Off Games

We love New York because it’s a city of dreamers. Whether you’re inventing the next hot app, working your artistic grind or just looking for your one true love, we all dream big. Tchotchkes and coffee gift cards are nice presents, but you could really make someone’s holiday with a New York Lottery Scratch-Off game. For just a buck, you can adorn each of your presents with a personalized Gift Tag Scratch-Off, which has a top prize of $500. Or go big and give a loved one the new $10 Set for the Holidays Scratch-Off, which could win them $10,000 a year for life. Check out all of the Holiday Scratch-Off games from the New York Lottery. You know what? This year, get yourself a Set for the Holidays game—you deserve it.

Must be 18 years or older to purchase. Please play responsibly.

JBL Link 10

Looking for a gift for the person who has (almost) everything? The JBL Link 10 portable speaker not only provides a great sound system wherever you are; it also features the Google Assistant, which can check traffic problems, recite recipes for a holiday potluck or, say, play your favorite song (Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” makes us cry). The waterproof speaker has a five-hour battery life to keep your party going, anywhere and any time of the year!